The soldiers drove up to an abandoned holiday home, somewhere along the Oskil River in northeast Ukraine in late February. The night was clear and still — a sharp contrast to the daylight hours filled with the near-constant boom of artillery fire. The only interruption to the darkness was the flash of a Russian airstrike […]
Ukraine hits Russian refinery almost 800 km from border as drone sophistication increases
Ukraine launched a wave of long-range drones against targets deep inside Russia on Tuesday, Russian officials said, hitting at least two oil facilities in the attack on eight regions of Russia in one of the biggest displays so far of Kyiv’s expanding drone capacity. Also Tuesday, soldiers who Kyiv officials say are Russian volunteers fighting for […]
200 tonnes of aid is headed to Gaza by sea â with no port to unload it
A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday as part of a pilot project to deliver supplies to a population that aid agencies say is on the verge of famine. However, though they welcomed the project, senior UN officials said it could not replace the delivery of humanitarian aid by land from Egypt and Jordan. Separately, […]
Florida teachers can ‘say gay’ in classroom after lawsuit settlement
Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” The settlement clarifies what is allowed in Florida classrooms following passage two […]
Special counsel defends highlighting Biden’s memory lapses in testimony
U.S. lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump, as a newly released transcript of Biden’s testimony last fall showed that he repeatedly insisted he never meant to retain classified information after he left the vice-presidency. Special […]
Reddit, birthplace of the meme stock, is going public. Here’s what to expect
When Reddit goes public later this month, it will be the first major tech company — let alone social media platform — to do so in years. The popular discussion forum site is aiming for a target valuation of up to $6.4 billion US when it launches its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange, giving the public an opportunity […]
20 Days in Mariupol win cut from Oscars international broadcast
The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 Days in Mariupol. The documentary, a collaboration between The Associated Press and PBS’s Frontline, is a harrowing first-person account set in the Ukrainian port city during […]
Japan’s 1st private-sector rocket launch attempt explodes shortly after takeoff
A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees, but exploding midair within seconds. A huge plume of smoke engulfed the […]
Russia ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened, Putin tells state media
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty or independence, but said he hoped that the U.S. would refrain from actions that could trigger a nuclear conflict. Putin’s statement was another blunt warning to the West ahead of a presidential vote this […]
Third time’s the charm? SpaceX hopes rocket launch goes as planned
SpaceX will attempt to launch its 122-metre tall — or 37-storey — mega-rocket on its third test flight on Thursday. The Starship rocket is SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s pet project that he says will not only be able to spit out ever more Starlink satellites but also eventually take humans to Mars. But the bigger, more pressing goal is […]